Boorman, John L. (1864 - 1938)

Born in England in 1864 or 1865, died in Liverpool, New South Wales, on
18 November 1938.

Trained at Kew, Boorman joined the staff of the Sydney Botanic Gardens,
New South Wales, in January 1887. He was officially collector for the herbarium
from 1901 until retirement (about 1930), accompanying Maiden
on several trips, including one to Norfolk Island in 1902. Subsequently
undertook extensive collecting throughout New South Wales. His main herbarium
is at NSW, with some duplicates at A, BR, DBN, F, GB, GH, JE, L, MEL, MIN,
MO, NY, P, S, UC, US, VT and WAG.